Making cool looking PCBs

[Mike] has posted an instructable on making cool looking PCBs. He does it a little differently than we do. He uses soda cans for the stencils and combines the solder mas and silk screen steps. Also, a bit of extra cooking gives him this cool gradient of color. He has managed to get some really fine etching. It isn’t as fine as a laser etching, but this should be able to handle the smallest stuff you can throw at it. We’re a bit curious what exactly he’s building. There’s a color picture after the break to show you what we mean.

Really, guys? Is this what we’ve come to? Whining over whether a picture should be desaturated or not?
You don’t own the site, you have no control over the site. Just chill out and accept that the sites creators are doing what they want. If you want to see the full color photo, and maybe, I don’t know, read the article, just click the link. Seriously.

“Nubie”, ure a fuckin idiot, its the same part..the black and white photo is a close up, open ure fuckin eyes child…

I said “the least you could do is make it the same picture”

The. Same. Picture.

Not the same part, the same picture. (not that it matters I suppose, the pictures are quite poor quality)

Re: ‘STFU Whiners’

I merely would like them not to taunt us with promises of color where there is none.

I understand the point of artistically desaturated photos. But not the point of bringing it to our attention, it just seems very tacky.

Re: The actual hack.

Yes, it is nice to see the old style of hand-drawn lines. Unless you are designing a project with a clear case, or for hand-assembly, then I wouldn’t bother. If it is a case where you can save time with a hand-drawn line, then by all means.

I wonder if drawing your own circuits entirely (freehand, without any computers) is a possibility? That might look pretty neat.